86% matchLinda Farrow
Sculptural oversized acetate, more overtly glamorous
What changes: Bigger fashion house with licensed collabs rather than owner-run atelier
Brand profile
Lapima
Brazilian independent eyewear brand making sculptural, hand-finished Italian-acetate frames at its own atelier near São Paulo.
CampinasOrigin
UnisexFocus
Quiet luxuryStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about Lapima
One atelier, dozens of hand stages
Frames are cut, carved and polished by a team of artisans at the founders' workshop in Campinas, Brazil, using Italian acetate rather than outsourced production.
Sculptural shapes, not safe ones
Expect oversized cat-eye aviators and chunky 1950s-style optical frames, in colour palettes taken from Brazilian landscapes and modernist architecture.
Owner-run, but widely stocked
Still run by founders Gustavo and Gisela Assis since 2016, with roughly 300 optical and fashion retailers in about 30 countries and a higher-end Atelier line added in 2024.
If you like Lapima
86% match
84% matchPort Tanger
Same young independent-atelier ethos, slimmer 70s shapes
What changes: Made in Italy/Japan by third parties, lower price, less oversized
76% matchMatsuda
Handmade artisan eyewear, metalwork instead of carved acetate
What changes: Japanese Sabae titanium engraving and Art Deco codes, higher price
72% matchYuichi Toyama
Designer-run frames, minimal and structural rather than lush
What changes: Titanium-led Japanese minimalism, far less color and volume
Brand facts
Lapima is an independent Brazilian eyewear label founded in 2016 by husband-and-wife team Gustavo and Gisela Assis, still owner-operated. Frames are hand-shaped from Italian acetate at the couple's atelier in Campinas, outside São Paulo, where a team of local artisans takes each pair through dozens of cutting, carving and polishing stages. Silhouettes are sculptural and oversized — cat-eye aviators, chunky 1950s-style optical frames — in palettes drawn from Brazilian landscapes and modernist architecture. The brand added a higher-end Atelier line in 2024 and sells through roughly 300 optical and fashion retailers in about 30 countries.
- Founded
- 2016
- Origin
- Campinas, Brazil
- Made in
- Brazil
- Price
- $$$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Quiet luxury, Avant-garde, Minimalist / Contemporary